Arius from Madagascar

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Arius from Madagascar

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Ng, H. H. & J. S. Sparks, 2003. The ariid catfishes (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Ariidae) of Madagascar, with the description of two new species. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology The University of Michigan, 735: 1-21.

Abstract
The ariid catfishes of Madagascar are reviewed in this study. Four valid species are recognized, of which two species new to science are described: Arius festinus from the headwaters of the Sofia River drainage in northeastern Madagascar, and A. uncinatus from Lake Andrapongy, a large floodplain lake in the Ankofia River drainage in northwestern Madagascar. The identities and geographic ranges of A. dussumieri and A. madagascariensis are clarified, and the latter species is redescribed on the basis of recently collected material.
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